Cutlery



1,630,627 May 31 1927' H. E. MLLER cUTLsnY Filed Oct. 10, 1925 amn;

Patented May 31, 1927.

UNITED srarns HANNIIBAL E. MILLZER, DIE' GHARLOTTE, NOBTH CAROLINA.

oUTLERY.

My invention relates to improvements in cutlery and is particularly adapted to knives, forks and other tableware although not necessarily restricted to this use.

An important object of my invention is to provide av device of the above mentioned character with improved means for retaining1 the blade or the like :in .its handle.

Another object of myinve'ntion is the provision of a new process forthe .inanufacture of cutlery.

A further object of n'y invention is to provide an article of cutlery havingits blade capable of ready removal and replacenent.

Yet another object of my invention is the provision of a device of this character which will wit-hstand. long periods of hard usage, sterilizing` and the like, without coming apart. cl, l

Other objects and advaniages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description;

n the accompanying` drawings, which form a part of this specificat-ion and wherein like characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side olevation, parts being broken away, of an article of cutlery embodying my invention,

F ig'ure 2 is a similar view of the handle, showing the pattern in operative position and ready for the pourinp7 of the metal,

Figure 3 is an edge elevation of the pattern, i

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure uis a side elevation of the removable tang,

Figure 6 is a similar view of a modified form of tang Which is not removable, and,

Figure 7 is a similar view of a modiied form of removable tang.

n the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is vshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 designates the handle shell formed from silver or any other suitable or desirable material, said shell having its blade receiving end open. A pattern plate 11 has a metal tang;` 1.2 adapted to project into the shell, substantially centrally thereof, said tang' having; its sides tapered towards its lower end, and being provided with a cut out portion 13,- pjenerally V-shaped. which forms a Spring arm 111 on one side of the tang, said lustrated at 23.

Applicationlfiled October 10, 1925. SerialNlo. 61,762.

arm being' free at its upper end, said upper end being` bevelled inwardly as shown at 15. The cut out portion 13 is lilled with a c`.npressible material. 16, such as cork, and a generally U-sliapediclasp or catch 17, having one of its arms arranged ait an angle corresponding;l to the angle of the bevel on the end of the arm let, arranged about the tang, one of its ar'ms bearing,` against one side of the tang, and the other arm eng'aging the hevelled end of the spring arm 14 to retain the same in position.

A collar 18 surrounds the 'upper portion of the tang and has a reduced lower end which fits into the upper end of the shell 10 to be filled. A pouringfunnel 19 isfsecured to the plate 11 and aligns with an opening 20 in the collar, said opening communicating with the interior of the shell.`

A smaller opening 21 is arranged onthe opposite sideof the collar, which also communicates With the shell, said opening serving as a vent.

Any suitable metal 22 is then poured into the funnel, fills the shell, and surrounds the pattern tang, the clasp or Catch 17 becoming embedded in the metal, If preferred, a light substance may be poured into the lower end of the shell, such as plaster of Paris, as il- VVhen the metal has cooled, the pattern may he removed, the Spring arm 141 being pressed intothe space 13 by the cam action of the angled arm of the catch 17, the cork being capable of giving` enough for this operation. The cork prevents the metal from filling in the opening 13 and preventinp; the removal of the tang.

When the pattern has been removed, the blade 23' is inserted, the tang of the blade correspondinej with the tang of the pattern, The collar 211 of the blade corresponds with the collar 18 of the pattern but it has no openings, and its reduced end Which fits into the shell is shorter than that of the collar 18, the additional space being lilled by a cork washer 25 which prevents water from entering the shell.

It will be seen that the blade may be removed or replaced at will, the Spring arm 14 having suflicient tension to hold the blade in place under ordinary pressure, but havin,r suliicient resilience to allow removal of the blade when such removal is desired. If desired, the opening 13 in the blade may be filled With eork as shown in F ignre 7, and if it is desired that the blade be iinnovably held inwplace, the end of the Spring arn 4is `bevelled in `the opposite :direction ```as shown at 26'in Figure 6. i

.VVhile I have shown and deseribedi'the preferred exnbo'diirrentL of my "Liwention, it is to be nnderstood that various changes in size, shape, and arrangernent of parts 'may be resorted to Withontvdeparting from .the spirit of my nventio'n or the seope of the snbjoine'd eliains.

`LFLaNing therein decribed -ny `invention, 'WhatiI felaim and desireito `protect by Letters ivPatent is:

11. A pattern for forming a handle ?for cntlery, said pattern eonprisng i a plate, a tang adapted to'be'inserted` inithe shell of the handle, said tang having ia Spring arn spac-ed from the body 1 portion of the tang, means toallow netal'to `be fponred 'around the tang, means to -5 prevent :the metal from filling the space between the springarnfland thezhody vportion of the ``tang, and lmeans toflallowreinovalof the tang from the han clle When the 'metal has cooled.

2.1A pattern *for .forming a handle for eutlery'conprisinga tangadaptedto be inserted `in the handle, :means to ponranetal intothef handle shell :around the tang, `means `toi prevent the 4`metal ifron:looking` the .tang in -the handle, -means Anornially f holding Vthe tang AWithin the handle, and means`V` Whereby the tang nay he dislodged Without deet'oyn ing the handle filling.

3, mpattern for forning a handle :for eutlejy, said handle eonprieingn plate, a tang adapted'to hbe inserted in the shell of the handle, said tang having its sides ta- Jperetl, Wand iliaving 4wa ```portion of its body ,portion out away to form a Spring arn Spaced from the body portion, said arn having its end hevelled, a eollar on said tane' surronnding uits endadjaeent the plate, said `collarhaying-agponring 4hole and ``a `vent, a funnel `carried by `the ``plate and connnnieating -Wthrthe.pouring hole, said `poin'img; hole conunnnicating Withithe interio'of the shell, y`yvherehy .metal n'ay be ,ipored into the shell around said tang, `n `elasp earried byh said tang and engaging `:the ```hevelled end of the springarnnwand iadapted to `he onbedded inothe .metal when `it qeools, ``and a eonapressible filling' in the `etaway `.portion of the tang.

4. A pattern for forming a handle Lfor eutlery, said ,pattern oonprising a body menber, ,afltang on saidflbody `n'enber said .tang tapering towards'its' end. and heing euta-Way to formzawspringiarn having an inwardlyhbevelled end, and a catol on said handle adngted` to eng-age the bevellecl `end of the Spring arrn and renovably secure the tang in the handle.

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